Mothership Sunday roast chicken

Name: Mothership Sunday roast chicken
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1kg potatoes; 1 lemon; 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary1 x 1.8kg whole free-range chicken; olive oil; 500g carrots; 1 onion; 2 knobs of unsalted butter; 1 orange; 2 sprigs of fresh thyme; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 heaped tablespoon plain flour; ½ a Savoy cabbage; 250g frozen peas

2 hrs

Super easy

serves 4

About the recipe

This is my ultimate roast chicken. The secret to juiciness, flavour and quick cooking is putting a whole hot pricked lemon that’s been parboiling with the spuds into the cavity, and letting that help the chicken cook from the inside while it roasts on the outside. I’ve also given you rock solid recipes for gravy and accompaniments.

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nutrition per serving

Calories

30%

Fat

31%

Saturates

41%

Sugars

20%

Salt

30%

Protein

74%

Carbs

27%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

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By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1kg potatoes

1 lemon

4 sprigs of fresh rosemary1 x 1.8kg whole free-range chicken

olive oil

500g carrots

1 onion

2 knobs of unsalted butter

1 orange

2 sprigs of fresh thyme

2 cloves of garlic

1 heaped tablespoon plain flour

½ a Savoy cabbage

250g frozen peas

Method

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